"We got a good number of entrants and basically, all are singing about ending violence against women," she said.

"They go on to talk about violence against women. It's a terrible thing, it doesn't allow women to enjoy what they duly are supposed to enjoy here on this earth."

Ms Titus says there is a need to encourage women to get into the music industry.

"We actually have, because music is part of our life here, we just really need to encourage women to go more into the industry," she said.

"We have some good musicians already, female musicians, but we really need to get more to come out."

Ms Titus says the organizers are happy that men have also shown interest in the competition.

"I think the onus here is really for us to get men to own the fact that they become too violent in their lives and that they do not know how to control their anger and often this anger results in violence against women and children,' she said.

"When we make the announcement of what group has won the song competition, we want to see more men out there too who will wear the white ribbon... because we are telling the men, it means you make a personal commitment to end violence, if you are a violent person, to end it in your family, in the community, among your peers."

Ms Titus says Bougainville is quite a violent place and the song contest is one small approach to tackle the issue of sexual violence.

"We believe the more we go out there to promote ending violence against women, we will certainly, we do have a hope that we will make a difference," she said.

"This song contest is just one of the many approaches that we're engaging here. We have got partners who are working tirelessly to do campaigning on ending violence against women."